Ironing-table



K A. RIERSEN.

IRONING TABLE,

Patented Mar. 19, 189 1 lUNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREIV RIERSEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IRONING-TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 400,009, dated March 19, 1889.

Application filed April 2, 1888. Serial No. 269,364. (Model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW RIERsEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented anew and useful Improvem ent in Ironing-Tables, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of my improved ironing-table Fig. 2, an inverted vi ew thereof with legs closed. Fig. 3 represents a portion of the extension-brace, which protrudes beyond the leg-frame when the legs are closed. Fig. l shows the construction whereby one bar of the extension-brace is made to run in the other bar. Fig. V5 shows the position of the protruding end of the brace as it is when the legs are vertically under the table.

This invention relates to an ironing-table having such a novel construction ot' legs and braces that the table-top hinged to one set of legs may be conveniently elevated at one end for placing a garment thereon, and at the same time the table is suitably supported, and the legs and supports connected therewith may be folded in the most compact form.

A represents an ordinary ironing-board, which is recessed at the under side, as shown at z, Fig. 2, and dotted lines s, Fig. l, to receive the braces which support the legs when thc latter are closed.

ll B represent one set of legs, to which the table-top A ispivoted atI I, and which are connected by astrong cross-piece, P, and by abox, NV, the latter being provided with a sliding cover for storing small ironing appliances. The other set of legs, for supporting the opposite end of the table-top A, are shown at C C, and they are connected by three cross-pieces, I Q U, and the cross-piece U is provided with a lip, d, on one edge, which enters a recess, l), of a cleat, J, on the board A, and is thus held in place, when the legs of the table are closed, by means of a spring-bar, L, which is held to press against the cross-piece U bymeans of a supporting-cleat, K, secured to the underside of the table-top A. The bar L is provided with two arms, M, which slide in corresponding apertures in the cleat K, and coil-springs arc mounted upon said arms, bearing against the cleat and bar, which tends to throw the bar L forward. W'hen the table is in position for use, the cross-bar U simply lies between the cleat .I and spring-bar L. A small brace, D, is hinged to the lower portion of box l/V, and a like brace D is hinged to the cross-bar Q, and they extend,respectively,into the larger braces, G G, which are made hollow for that purpose. Spring-catches N N, properly constructed in the hollow braces G near their inner ends, enter holes in the small braces, to lock both set cf braces when the table is in posit-ion for use, as shown at Fig. 1. By means of the small braces entering the larger ones, as stated, a portion of the length of each compound brace D G is shortened when folding the legs. Furt-her, to manipulate the braces so that the legs may be folded, as shown at Fig. 2, metal rods H Il are attached to the larger brace portions G, so that their main portions shall lie far enough from the braces for staples R freely to slide. These staples are lfirmly inserted in the cross-bars P P, respectively, so as to slide on said rods H. Then the table i in position for use, the ends of the braces G G bear on the notched partsSof the bars P, as shown more clearly at Fig. 5; but

when the legs C B are being shut together.

the braces G G slide past the bars P but they are held by the rods H and staples R, so as properly to come back to the position shown at Fig. 5 when the legs are set under the table, as at Fig. l. The braces G are enlarged at their inner ends to receive coil-springs F, Fig. y-l, which are mounted on catch-pins N, which pass through said enlarged parts and engage notches in the smaller braces,D D, to hold them rigid to the hollow braces G when the table is in the position shown at Fig. l. Said catch-pins are to be released from the braces D D when the table is to be folded. A hook and staple, g f, maybe employed to make a rigid connection of the two set of braces where they cross each other when the table is to be held very rmly set foriron'ing. Vhen the ironing-board A is to be held rigid to the supporting-trame, a button, T, Figs. l and 2, is to be turned under cross-bar U, and a staple and hook may be employed to hold the legs when shut to the table. By the construction detailed the braces` shut into the recess 'formed in the under side of the table and the legs lic ilat against thc table, whereby the dc- IOO rice hikes np when not in use, the lefislgiinw sible space. ln prneiviee it is desirable that The hrneei, hinges7 and lirinnninggfsheof ineizLl in :Vilain Suitable sirengh.

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each oli' which is; provided with a rnd, Il, each el.' said hfn's l heilig prdvided with :Lnoeh i0 receive the end olf i holliimlniee, :nid :i simple lnr The reeeplinn :find reieniion olf :L rod, ll, SnhSi'nni'izilly :is sind for ihepnrpeseseiil'ori'h.

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